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A SET OF BURMESE KAMMAVACA BOOKS
The exterior painted in red and gilt.
Notes: Kammavaca are among the most sacred of Burmese religious texts and consist of nine Khandakas from the Pali Vinaya Pitaka, each of which relates to a specific ceremony associated with monks of the Theravada school of Buddhism. Kammavaca were usually commissioned as works of merit to be presented to the Monk hood when a son entered the Buddhist Order as a novice or became ordained as a monk.
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Lot 310
The exterior painted in red and gilt.
Notes: Kammavaca are among the most sacred of Burmese religious texts and consist of nine Khandakas from the Pali Vinaya Pitaka, each of which relates to a specific ceremony associated with monks of the Theravada school of Buddhism. Kammavaca were usually commissioned as works of merit to be presented to the Monk hood when a son entered the Buddhist Order as a novice or became ordained as a monk.
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Jewels & Objets D'Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8081
11:00am - 14 November 2015
InterContinental Double Bay
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Viewing Locations
Hughenden Boutique Hotel, 14 Queen St, Woollahra NSW and
Leonard Joel, 39 Queen St, Woollahra NSW
7-14 November 10am-4pm
CONTACT
Rachael Barrowman
rachael.barrowman@leonardjoel.com.au